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Validity of acoustic quantification colour kinesis for detection of left ventricular regional wall motion abnormalities: a transoesophageal echocardiographic study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9389268     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Transoesophageal echocardiography is a sensitive monitor for intraoperative myocardial ischaemia. Colour kinesis is a new technology for echocardiographic assessment of regional wall motion based on acoustic quantification. We have examined the feasibility and accuracy of quantitative segmental analysis of colour kinesis images to provide objective evaluation of systolic regional wall motion during the perioperative period using transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE). Two-dimensional echocardiograms were obtained in the transgastric short-axis and long-axis views in 60 patients with coronary artery disease undergoing noncardiac surgery. End-systolic colour overlays superimposed on the grey scale images were obtained with colour kinesis to colour encode left ventricular endocardial motion throughout systole. These colour-encoded images were divided into segments and compared with corresponding conventional two-dimensional images. Six hundred of a potential 720 left ventricular wall segments were of sufficient resolution for grading by experts; they diagnosed wall motion abnormalities in 61 of these segments by a conventional method. In comparing the conventional TOE method with colour kinesis, there were 60 true positives, 482 true negatives, 57 false positives and 1 false negative result. This yielded a sensitivity of 98%, specificity of 89%, positive predictive value of 51% and negative predictive value of 100%. Translational and rotational movement of the heart and papillary muscle interference were common problems accounting for false positive diagnoses. We conclude that colour kinesis provides a basis for objective and on-line evaluation of left ventricular regional wall motion which is a sensitive but non-specific method. It may be a useful aid for the less experienced because it can potentially direct the anaesthetist's attention towards specific segments.
Authors:
T Hartmann; N Kolev; A Blaicher; C Spiss; M Zimpfer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  British journal of anaesthesia     Volume:  79     ISSN:  0007-0912     ISO Abbreviation:  Br J Anaesth     Publication Date:  1997 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-12-17     Completed Date:  1997-12-17     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372541     Medline TA:  Br J Anaesth     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  482-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology and General Intensive Care, University Hospital of Vienna, Austria.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color / methods*
Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods*
Feasibility Studies
Female
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Male
Middle Aged
Monitoring, Intraoperative / methods*
Myocardial Ischemia / ultrasonography
Predictive Value of Tests
Prospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / ultrasonography*

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